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HARTFORD — Chris Summers was skating for the Portland Pirates against the Springfield Falcons Sunday in Maine when he was called to the bench in the second period. He was done. The parent Arizona Coyotes had traded him to the New York Rangers organization. Just like that, he said his goodbyes. The Pirates went on to beat the Falcons 2-1 and Summers was off to Hartford. "Complete shock," Summers said Thursday. "They just told me to get off the ice, that I've been traded. So away I went. It was a little bit surprising. I didn't know how to take it." Summers was part of a blockbuster deal that sent defenseman Keith Yandle to the Rangers and prospect...

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